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NGO Seeks Business Respect of "Right to Water"
August 26, 2015
Representatives from Oxfam America write that businesses must fulfill their responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by respecting the "right to water," through such actions as public commitments, impact assessments, and the establishment of grievance mechanisms.
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Law Society Outlines Lawyer Role in BHR Agenda
August 14, 2015
Sarah Smith of the Law Society in the UK writes that in a world of "proliferating" standards and laws on business and human rights ("BHR"), including the UN Guiding Principles on BHR, attorneys are playing an increasing role in advising companies on risks from the BHR agenda.
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Telegraph Article Advises on Fossil Fuel Divestment
August 14, 2015
Echoing a series from The Guardian pushing for fossil fuel "divestment," The Telegraph has published an article calling for investors to consider the risks of climate change to their investments in energy producers that are not implementing the UN climate agenda in their operations.
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UN Group: Pope's Climate Encyclical Should Spur Business Action
August 14, 2015
The UN Global Compact has written a letter to Pope Francis arguing that his recent encyclical on climate change should inspire businesses to implement the global environment agenda and calling for the Pope to call on businesses in an upcoming speech "to do more to care for our climate and our common home."
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NGO Calls for Corporate Tax Clampdown in Africa
August 14, 2015
At a recent conference, a representative from the Tax Justice Network called for African governments to address "loopholes" in current corporate tax collection practices in order to use the resulting revenue to implement development programs across the continent.
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